Hanoi (VNA) – The Central Pediatrics Hospital mustalways be a top trusted referral in this field throughout the country so as tobecome an advanced and high-quality establishment in the region and the worldover, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said on July 13.

At a ceremony to celebrate the Hanoi-based hospital’s 50th founding anniversary, the Government leader further asked its doctors, nursesand workers to unceasingly improve the quality of health checks and treatments,and access advanced technologies so as to meet the requirement for the healthcare for children in the current time.

At the same time, they should also intensify internationalco-operation, broaden exchanges of experiences with their peers in thosecountries with developed medicine and having good training and research work toimprove the quality of their services.

PM Phuc also visited a number of patients being hospitalizedthere, and expressed gratitude to the government and people of Sweden for theirhelp in building the hospital for Vietnam in the difficult time, saying hehopes for further support from foreign countries and internationalorganizations.

The hospital was established on July 14, 1969 at a decisionby then Prime Minister Pham Van Dong. Starting with some hundreds of doctorsand medical workers, the establishment has now become a modern hospital with a 2,000-strongstaff and 2,000 beds as well as a scientific research centre.

Last year, the hospital provided over 1 million healthchecks and more than 100,000 treatments for children.-VNA